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Dixie Walker (Baseball. Born, Villa Rica, GA, Sept. 24, 1910; died, Birmingham, AL, May 17, 1982.) Another Yankees reject who made his name in Brooklyn, Fred Walker was doubtless one of the best $10,000 investments in baseball history. After parts of five seasons with the Yankees, Walker was sent to the White Sox via waivers […]

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